Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America

by Vivek Bald

$35.00 List Price

Monday, April 8

6:00pm

Bengali Harlem

Join us for a celebration of the publication of Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America by scholar and documentary filmmaker Vivek Bald. Bald will read from his book, which traces out the early histories of Indian Muslim men who settled in places like Tremé in New Orleans and…

Join us for a celebration of the publication of Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America by scholar and documentary filmmaker Vivek Bald. Bald will read from his book, which traces out the early histories of Indian Muslim men who settled in places like Tremé in New Orleans and Black Bottom in Detroit. Additionally, East Harlem actor/playwright Alaudin Ullah will perform an excerpt from his one-man show "Dishwasher Dreams,” which focuses on the story of his father Habib, one of the first Bengali men to settle in Harlem. The event will also include an excerpt from “In Search of Bengali Harlem,” the documentary film on which Bald and Ullah are collaborating, followed by a panel discussion and community forum with children and descendants of some of the Bengali men who settled in Harlem in the mid-twentieth century. Plus a special guest DJ set by Himanshu Suri, aka Heems, formerly of the rap group Das Racist.